Translation: Joanna Bogunia, David Juraszek
Publisher and date of issue: Our Books, March 2011
Number of pages: 368
Rating: 4 / 6
In one moment all his life Isabelle, an American of Chinese origin, clings to the ruins - loses his job in a widely read magazine for women, throws her longtime partner, stating that they never treated their knowledge seriously, and her mother is still haunted by questions for life emotional, constantly demanding grandchildren. Isabelle
from one day to decide - go to China, the land of their ancestors. It lives in a luxurious apartment in Beijing with his sister, a lawyer who escaped from his hometown in America several years earlier. Relations between the sisters had never formed themselves best, tolerated their presence, but did not feel the sisterly bond. Both envy each other with both would like to swap places, both felt that parents love more the latter. During the joint of their stay in Beijing common relationships begin to change.
New city, new friends, new career opportunities, and love. In leaving Isabelle great hopes. Unfortunately, initially looks nothing like she imagined. Work in low-widely read magazine by the intercession of his sister gets to this ambitious task gets a little review of Chinese restaurants. The only guy who is interested it is in love with the star of pop music, in addition misinterpreted signals sent by Isabelle, vowing once they know more than you can. Newly recognized
people treat her like a typical Chinese woman every girl extremely nervous. What about the fact that he has black hair and slanted eyes because in the ancestral homeland for the first time in Mandarin and knows only basic phrases? What that looks like a Chinese woman if he feels American?
And here begins the stairs ...
Who really is Isabelle?
begin to accompany a girl in search of self, in raising awareness and strengthening the identity.
most conspicuous very illustrative descriptions of oriental cuisine, reading feel their smell, their taste, it is wanted to try every one, even the most bizarre provision. I do not recommend a person who is currently staying on a diet, you fail to resist the temptation;)
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